NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET PRESENTS
THE NEXT 45
ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT EVENING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 6:00 P.M.
AT ST. MARK’S CHURCH-IN-THE-BOWERY
STEPHANIE RUHLE AND ANISSA FELIX TO EMCEE
EVENING TO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE,
PHOTO AND COSTUME EXHIBITION, SILENT AUCTION,
AND PREVIEW OF AWARD-WINNING FILM LIFT
Celebrating the future, while honoring the past, New York Theatre Ballet
(NYTB) will present The Next 45, an evening benefiting NYTB, Wednesday, April 19, 6:00 P.M.
at NYTB’s headquarters at St. Mark’s Church-in-the Bowery. Emceed by actress Anissa Felix of
Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest and Stephanie Ruhle, NBC News Senior Business Analyst and
host of MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” The Next 45 will feature a preview of LIFT, an awardwinning documentary film on NYTB’s acclaimed community LIFT program, along with
performances, silent auction, and a photo, video, and costume retrospective honoring the
company’s storied past.
The evening will include a presentation by NYTB Artistic Director Steven Melendez as
he introduces plans for “The Next 45” and a new audience cultivation program. A pièce
d’occasion choreographed by NYTB company member Julian Donahue and a showing by
students from the New York Theatre Ballet School will highlight the evening’s festivities.
Donahue’s work, set to music by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges, will feature five
company members in a celebration of NYTB’s past, present, and future. The evening’s opening
reception will feature musical accompaniment by Marie-Claire Giraud (vocals) with Marco Di
Gennaro (piano).
A silent auction of unique items from the performing arts, travel, and culinary worlds will
be available to benefit ticket holders and though online bids. Benefit tickets for The Next 45,
priced from $100, are available at https://nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/The-Next-45/ or by
calling 212-679-0401. All proceeds from The Next 45 will benefit NYTB, a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization. New York Theatre Ballet is located at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, 131 East
10th Street in New York City. For more information, please visit www.nytb.org.
